@maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social is right about Ronna Bloom’s poem “Nobody’s Job” at @slowdownshow.org. It “is beautiful start to finish.” Killing really. www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2026...

An important haibun by Yesenia Montilla at poets.org/poem/contemp...

Trump on the phone with FIFA today. "I just need you to find me four goals"

That's Donald Trump. Every accusation is a confession.

Is there any doubt that Trump demoralized and jinxed the US team with his corrupt intervention with Infantino?

Thanks to Andrew Holmes for hosting my “Canopy Anyone?” sciku today at thescikuproject.com/2026/07/06/c... @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

Imagine there’s no Donald. I wonder if you can. No asshole trying to rule us. And destroy all that’s good in us. Amen.

I’m thrilled to have my poem included in QLP’s first poetry drop! Thanks to poetry editor Riley M. Hollers for some wise suggestions. open.substack.com/pub/queerlov... @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

Thanks to DJ Tyrer for hosting my all-too-true ku at 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2026/07/05/t... @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

This is a very sweet picture but I do picture Talarico being like “Mr Nelson I don’t want to alarm you but as I was leaving I did smell something that my staff informs me could be marijuana” and Willie Nelson going “oh yes uhhh we’ll look look into that”

Trump supporters having to seek shelter in the African-American museum. Too perfect.

Whoever the presidential candidates are I think this is a really good idea.

Good morning and happy Saturday to everyone. Only three U.S. presidents have died on July 4th. We can do better.

Great to have Chad’s poem in celebration! at TheNewVerse.News

America’s Independence Day Parade in downtown DC (July 4, 10:30AM) has been CANCELED by organizers due to Extreme Heat Warning. Heat index 110-115F. #Climate

"My interaction with Major Jason Watson yesterday before his arrest. What this man did for all of us should not be taken lightly. It is time for the American people to rise up. It will take all of us." The human faces behind the protest. She talked about her grandfather and her dad 💙 #DOOR #resist

The emoluments clause, called the foreign emoluments clause, is a provision of the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 9, Paragraph 8) that generally prohibits federal employees from receiving gifts, payment, or other object or service of value from a foreign state or its rulers, officers,

Pete Hegseth is out of his damn league. He went for the photo op and got reminded that military respect isn’t something you can cable-news your way into. It’s earned.

And there it is: With just hours remaining until deadline to release more Epstein Files under lawsuit filed by @KatiePhang — Justice Dept asks judge for two-month delay, claiming it risks revealing victims’ identities.. … (which the Trump Admin has already done)

Brilliant. How real trolling is done.

Jack Smith is everything MAGA is not. That alone makes him one of my biggest heroes. youtube.com/shorts/c3lOD...

Cartoon by @rmckee.bsky.social

“All Pay the Chief.” Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich’s take on what was once unthinkable and is now common practice.

Hey, dumbass: Everett, Washington is the exclusive home of the Boeing 747. Every single 747 ever made, including the 747-8 model gifted by Qatar, was assembled here. So yes, the US can, and DID, build a plane like this - including this one. Nice to see the "president" shit on American Manufacturing

I had to verify it, but yes, it’s true Sean Duffy said this. At what was supposed to be a celebration of America. In front of his children. One of whom has Downs Syndrome That’s who Trump and his MAGA losers are

Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS

#BradleyCooper is starring in a major #Hollywood film about #January6th directed by #SeanPenn. The officers who were beaten that day are going to have their stories told to millions of people. Justice comes in many forms. This is one of them.

NOTICE: "Due to inclement, ur, attendance at the 'Great American State Fair' Jell-O wrestling in bikinis on the White House lawn and the Monster Truck Rally on the Mall have been permanently postponed. No refunds. Thank you for your attention to this urgent matter."

#ArrestTrump #ArrestComplicitRepublicans

Easily explained Difficult for many to comprehend...

Mamdani is what can happen when the left finally gets a chance to serve. There are thousands more ready to step up. They’ve always been there. And with the climate teetering, the economy/western institutions neck deep in corruption & slaughter we’re going to need every single body.

We keep striking Iranian radar, command and control, anti air, drone and missile sites which is interesting since according to Trump we already destroy all their radar, command and control, anti air, drone and missile sites

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance. If Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12-hour news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy." It's crazy that corruption isn't a problem for Republicans anymore. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

“Pocket Dial” by James Davis May is right in the pocket. A beautiful poem read by @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social at @slowdownshow.org www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2026...

Ossoff: I don’t think many people are tuning in because he’s lost it. But more importantly, what we’re seeing is how destabilized he is by his global humiliation in the Middle East, which he cannot deny or lie away. He has cemented his place in history in disgrace.

Dodgers fullfill $1 million pledge in response to ICE raids. Owners divest from prison group. Free and unlocked here: www.aol.com/sports/dodge...

“The Leonard Cohen Estate has learned that the song ‘Hallelujah’ is to be performed at a Donald Trump rally on June 24,” says a posting on the late singer’s social media. “This use is not authorized, and the Estate does not support or approve of this or any similar usage” variety.com/2026/music/n...

“.. Grassley agreed to let the heads of the tech giants’ Instagram and YouTube brands testify in the chief executives’ place .. And in turn, the White House is supporting a Grassley-backed package of bills ..” @politico.com #$META #$GOOGL www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

Real plain reality talk👇🏽🔥💯❤️‍🔥🤍💙

If you don’t borrow or buy or otherwise read queer books during Pride month you cannot call yourself an ally and your official ally card will be revoked and you will lose your discounts and points.

Police have released a sketch of the main suspect accused of defacing the reflecting pool.

Sally Mills writes a @newversenews.bsky.social #newspoem about “My Island” & theirs—Ivanka and Jared’s… the one with a blue algae-free pool. @literarycommunity.bsky.social @rodmannix.bsky.social @writingcommunity.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/06/my-i...

ALERT: Another challenge against Trump's $1.7 billion slush fund 23 Democratic state attorneys general ask federal judge in Miami to probe "scheme" by Team Trump to "deceive the court" They ask court to "rectify the fraud perpetrated upon the Court & deter future misconduct"

Trump installs fence: Reflecting Pool finally secure from dangerous threat of being seen.

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